Patents Examined by Ingrid Wright
  • Portable electronic device with two-piece housing
    Patent number: 9344539
    Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erik L. Wang, Phillip M. Hobson, Kenneth A. Jenks, Adam D. Mittleman
  • Apparatus and method for accessing components in a folded device
    Patent number: 9342106
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a foldable body and a flexible cover coupled to the foldable body. A first edge of the cover is configured to slide from a first position on the foldable body to a second position on the foldable body while transitioning to a folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Juha H-P Nurmi
  • Torsional housing rigidity
    Patent number: 9342100
    Abstract: In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a device may include a base member formed as a receptacle with a recess defining an interior region configured for receiving internal circuitry. The base member may include first and second sides intersecting orthogonally to define a corner. The device may include a rail member having a first portion coupled to the first side of the base member and a second portion coupled to the second side of the base member. The rail member may be positioned to contact the corner of the base member. The device may include an enclosing member coupled to the first and second portions of the rail member with a plurality of fasteners to thereby enclose the internal circuitry disposed in the recess of the base member between the enclosing member and the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Fourie
  • Curved display apparatus
    Patent number: 9338905
    Abstract: A curved display apparatus is provided. The curved display apparatus includes a fixing member which is curved; and a display panel which is attached to the fixing member and curved along the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-seok Ahn, Chan-hong Park
  • Electronic device and sealed structure
    Patent number: 9338910
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing member having an opening that houses a housed object; a second housing member that is mated with the first housing member; a cover member that covers the opening; and a sealing member that is integrated with the first housing member by two-color molding, seals a seam between a perimeter of the opening of the first housing member and the cover member as well as a seam between the first housing member and the second housing member, and contacts side surfaces of the housed object when the housed object is housed in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Ryo Hattori
  • Waterproof structure, electronic device, and method for manufacturing the waterproof structure
    Patent number: 9338909
    Abstract: The disclosed device includes: housing which has opening; protective panel arranged in the housing and which closes opening; O ring which is arranged on one face of protective panel in a direction perpendicular to an opening plane of opening; sliding plate which is arranged on the other face of protective panel in a direction perpendicular to the opening plane of opening and which holds protective panel in such a way that protective panel can slide in a direction parallel to the opening plane of opening; and spring member which is arranged in the state of making contact with an end portion of protective panel and which supports protective panel in such a way that protective panel can be displaced in a direction parallel to the opening plane of opening. Protective panel is supported by housing in the state in which protective panel is sandwiched between O ring and sliding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoyuki Tanaka
  • Transformable wearable electronic device
    Patent number: 9323287
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wearable electronic device having a plurality of trapezoid structures rotatably connected with one another. At least one inclined surface is formed on two ends of each trapezoid structure. When protruding sides of adjacent inclined surfaces of adjacent trapezoid structures abut against each other and sunken sides of the adjacent inclined surfaces of the adjacent trapezoid structures abut against each other, the plurality of trapezoid structures is formed in a ring shape. When the protruding sides and the sunken sides of the adjacent inclined surfaces of the adjacent trapezoid structures abut against each other, the plurality of trapezoid structures is formed in a straight shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Ting-Yao Cheng, Yao-Wei Wang, Ya-Shian Huang, Tzu-Ting Chiu, Yi-Chi Li
  • Rotary mechanism and electronic device thereof
    Patent number: 9322202
    Abstract: A rotary mechanism includes a supporter and a bracket. The supporter includes a body, a pivot portion and a support portion. The body whereon the pivot portion is disposed is disposed on a base. The support portion includes a bar and a guiding structure. A low end of the bar is connected to the body, and the guiding structure is disposed on a top end of the bar. The bracket includes a frame, a constraint portion, a pivot slot structure and a contact portion. The constraint portion and the pivot slot structure are disposed on the frame. The contact portion slides along the guiding structure when the bracket rotates relative to the supporter, so that position of the pivot portion moves from an end to the other end of the pivot slot structure structure, and the constraint portion contacts against the body for constraint rotation of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Kuang-Wen Chen, Chun-Chiang Lai, Yu-Hsin Huang, Fu-Chien Chen
  • Electronic device provided with cover
    Patent number: 9317077
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first housing 1; a cover 11 capable of covering a portion of the first housing 1 to be covered; and a waterproofing member 12 placed around the portion to be covered. The cover 11 is displaceable between a closed position at which the cover covers the portion to be covered and an open position at which the cover opens the portion to be covered. The cover 11 is in contact with the waterproofing member 12 when it is at the closed position. Even if the number of terminals increases, since the waterproofing member 12 is provided on the first housing 1, the single waterproofing member can render all of the terminals waterproof. Thus, it is possible to reduce the number of components and to reduce the number of assembling steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Masato Murakata, Masashi Toyota, Jun Sato
  • Electronic device and connecting unit thereof
    Patent number: 9320167
    Abstract: A connecting unit for connecting an electronic unit to a housing includes a first connecting component having a fastening hole, a second connecting component including a head and a stem, and a resilient buffering member sleeved on the first connecting component, and having an end that abuts against a board of the electronic unit and that has a mounting hole. A portion of the buffering member is between the first connecting component and the board. The stem extends through the board and the mounting hole to engage the fastening hole, such that the board abuts against the buffering member, and is spaced apart from the first connecting component and the head so as to be movably restricted relative to the housing between the head and the buffering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: AOPEN, INC.
    Inventor: Jo Chiao Wang
  • On-vehicle electronic device
    Patent number: 9320161
    Abstract: A first drive arm and a second drive arm are rotatably coupled. A tip portion of the first drive arm and a device main body are connected to each other through a first connection link, and a tip portion of a second drive arm and the device main body are connected to each other through a second connection link. Because each of the drive arms and the device main body are connected to each other through an axial rotational portion, the device main body is moves smoothly between an extended position and a retracted position, and vibration and rattling are suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Kazunari Kato
  • Alignment device of a hard disk drive bay
    Patent number: 9313909
    Abstract: An alignment device of a hard disk drive (HDD) bay has a casing, at least one door, and at least one alignment mechanism. The at least one door is mounted on a front sidewall of the casing. The at least one alignment mechanism is mounted on a rear sidewall of the casing. Each of the at least one alignment mechanism has a stationary seat, and an aligning panel and a torsion spring pivotally mounted on the stationary seat. The torsion spring pushes the aligning panel to pivot toward a lateral sidewall of the casing. When inserting an HDD into the casing and the HDD abuts against the aligning panel, the aligning panel pushes the HDD to slide laterally and align with the connector on the rear sidewall of the casing. Thus, pins on a rear end of the HDD can accurately plug into corresponding holes of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Jui-Shu Huang
  • Handheld computing device
    Patent number: 9310845
    Abstract: A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a seamless housing formed from an extruded metal tube. The extruded tube includes open ends and internal rails which serve as a guide for slidably assembling an operational assembly through the open ends of the extruded tube, a reference surface for positioning the operational assembly relative to an access opening in the seamless housing, and a support structure for supporting the operational assembly during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Teodor Dabov, Phillip M. Hobson, Anthony Montevirgen
  • Electronic equipment
    Patent number: 9307660
    Abstract: A collapsible electronic equipment is provided, including a first part, a first rotary mechanism, a joint element, and a second part. The first part has a first side and a second side. The first rotary mechanism is disposed on the first part, and the joint element is disposed on the first rotary mechanism. The second part is pivotally connected to the joint element. When the second part is situated on a first side/a second side of the first part, the joint element or the second part contacts the first side/the second side of the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jung-Wei Tsao, Wei-Min Huang
  • Interchangeable battery wearable device
    Patent number: 9285830
    Abstract: A wearable device for sensing and transmitting physical activities of a user to a computing device is provided. The wearable device includes a first wristband worn around the wrist of the user, a left connecter assembly attached to the first wristband, a center assembly having sensors for sensing physical activities of the user attached to the left connecter assembly, a right connecter assembly attached to the center assembly and a second wristband worn interchangeably on the exhaustion of the primary battery inside the center assembly. The center assembly includes one or more sensors for sensing user activities. Examples of sensors include but not limited to heart rate sensor and the galvanic sensor. Further, the center assembly also includes a finger sensor to measure heart rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Ross Dominique Diaz Alcazar
  • Snap door structure for electronic devices
    Patent number: 9282659
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a snap door structure configured with an opening and a snap joint part. The snap door structure comprises a door cover, a switch puller and a stopper. The door cover is pivotally connected to the electronic device and installed in correspondence with the opening. The switch puller is connected to the door cover and slidable with respect thereto, in which the switch puller includes a clip joint segment and a snap connection part. The stopper is fixedly set to the door cover and clip latched between the door cover and the switch puller. The stopper has an elastic arm, in which the elastic arm along with the clip joint segment enable a multi-staged position adjustment function in order to cause the snap connection part to be correspondingly buckled to the snap joint part thus allowing coverage of the door cover on the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kun-Cheng Lee
  • Tablet computer stand
    Patent number: 9274556
    Abstract: A tablet computer stand configured to hold a tablet computer in either horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait) positions. Tablet computer stand may comprise a T-shaped tablet computer dock (the “T-Arm”), a dock rotator, a neck, and a U-shaped base (the “U-Foot”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: MOPHIE, INC.
    Inventors: Souheil Gallouzi, William Benjamin Hasbrook, Sean Michael Stuck, William Westwood
  • Portable electrical device
    Patent number: 9268361
    Abstract: A portable electrical device includes a tablet PC, a bottom plate, a support arm and a pivot portion. The tablet PC includes a breach and a first magnetic inducing member arranged inside the breach. One end of the support arm is pivoted to the bottom plate, and the other end of the support arm is pivoted to the pivot portion, and the other end of the pivot portion is with a second magnetic inducing member. When the second magnetic inducing member is moved into the breach to magnetize the first magnetic inducing member, the tablet PC is securely coupled with the pivot portion so that the tablet PC can be rotated; on the contrary, when the second magnetic inducing member is removed from the breach, the tablet PC can be totally independent to the support arm and the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chee-Chun Leung, Yuan-Chen Liang, Chia-Hui Wu, Yi-Chun Lin, Yu-Shu Lin, Kuan-Lin Su
  • Display arrangement and the mounting thereof
    Patent number: 9258920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display arrangement and the mounting thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Arheit
  • Display device
    Patent number: 9244489
    Abstract: A display device includes a chassis and a cable. The chassis includes two first sidewalls and two second sidewalls. A receiving hole is defined in the chassis and includes two first receiving portions and two second receiving portions. Each first receiving portion is defined in each first sidewall, and each second receiving portion is defined in each second sidewall. The cable is received in the receiving hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fu-Kuo Huang